The hardware cartridge preservation project

[Greenious]

This thread is for hardware that connects to the cartridge port only.
Software cartridges has it's own thread!

Lately I've spent some time collecting information about cartridges.

The result can be found at the FTP I set up for this purpose.

It is a work in progress, it's not a complete mess but could probably be cleaned up quite a bit.

So far, the FTP contains an unholy collection of 70+ different hardware cartridges, clocks, disk copiers, emulators, sound samplers, digitizers, scanners, hdd solutions, dongles, networking, eprom burners and whatnot in various state of completeness when it comes to photos, drivers, manuals, schematics, utilities etc.

Some contain a lot of information, drivers, manuals and whatnot, some only a photo or article.

You can contribute by uploading missing stuff to the upload folder.

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So far, I've found atleast something about the following hardware that connects to the cartridge port:

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ACN SOUNDTRACK
ADAP Soundrack
Atari Robokit
AVR Pro Series 12
AVR Pro Series 16
c't Businterface
C-LAB Combiner
C-LAB LOG3 - NSL3
C-LAB Unitor
Cameron Handy Scanner
ComputerEyes Color Video Digitizer
Cubase Audio dongle
Cubase Red Dongle
Daata Sound
DC Port
DELA EPROM disk-port
Devpac Developer Cartridge
Digisound ST
Discovery Cartridge
DVTVCR Hard Drive Back-up System
DynaCADD
EtherNeC
FM Melody Maker
Forget Me Clock II
G-Data Sound Sampler
Golden Image Hand Scanner
Hippopotamus ST Sound Digitizer
HippoVision video digitizer
Hydra Network
IMG Scan by Seymor-Radix
IS Sound Digitiser
Logikhron Clock Module LCM2000
MagicSAC-Plus
Master Sound
Master Sound II
Matador 105 hand scanner
Maxon Easytizer
Microdeal Clock Cartridge
Midi Studio Master
Migraph Hand Scanner
Mustek Handy Scanner
MV16
Navarone ST Sound Digitizer
NetUsbee
Notator Logic
Pams Net
Paskud IDE
Playback
Print-Technik Video Digitizer
Professional real time video digitizer
RC Aerochopper
Replay 16
Replay 4
Replay 8
Replay Pro
ROBTEK - Atari RTC
Rolf Rocke EP16-512
Sample Master
Schematics (Generic)
Soundpool Audio Master
Spectre 128
Spectre GCR
ST EPROMBURNER
Steinberg key expander
Steinberg Midex
Stereo Master
Stereo Replay
Stereotek 3D
STOS Maestro Plus
t0ris ST Ramcart
Uhr-Modul
Unison EPROM Programmer
Video Master
Vidi ST
Wilhelm microelectronics Charly 400 Scanner
Wizztronics Cartmaster
Woller Systeme PP ZIP drive
Zero-X

[Mikerochip]

Ah, haha

I connected, with the intention of uploading the scans etc that I made of my Microdeal clock cart. And, someone had already uploaded my scans already!


I stuck them up https://archive.org/details/Microdeal_C ... l_AtariST/ anyhow.

Also, are you interested in, say, things like current autoboot etc programs, for the ForgetMe clock II? The original drivers aren't Y2K, there are some fixes, and then, there's an autoboot program that says it's a proper fix, and doesn't involve changing the date back/forward.

[Greenious]

Ah, haha

I connected, with the intention of uploading the scans etc that I made of my Microdeal clock cart. And, someone had already uploaded my scans already!

Yes, I've been busy... lol

I stuck them up https://archive.org/details/Microdeal_C ... l_AtariST/ anyhow.

Also, are you interested in, say, things like current autoboot etc programs, for the ForgetMe clock II? The original drivers aren't Y2K, there are some fixes, and then, there's an autoboot program that says it's a proper fix, and doesn't involve changing the date back/forward.

I think everything is interesting, even older drivers, manuals, pics of different revisions of the hardware etc.

So please, if you have something, and it isn't there, go ahead and upload!

[Mug UK]

Nice collection Greenious.

[krupkaj]

This is cool archive, thanks

[ijor]

Well done Greenious!

[tOri]

Hi,

Thank you very much! Invaluable work!

tOri

[Greenious]

Thank you guys! And thank you for the uploads! (tOri - your work sure rocks, thank you too!)

Just consolidated them into the collection and added a few more files I've found.

Also created a folder for other hardware, might aswell expand this to a complete driver collection.

[logronoide]

Hi folks!

I have been working in a ROM cartridge emulator for Atari ST series based in RP2040 microcontroller. The device is ready and I have called it SidecarT. I have a page with information about the device in https://sidecart.xyz, and very happy to solve any questions. I have just announced it in another thread in the forum (sorry for the self reference): viewtopic.php?t=43073

Diego

[Mug UK]

Hi folks!

I have been working in a ROM cartridge emulator for Atari ST series based in RP2040 microcontroller. The device is ready and I have called it SidecarT. I have a page with information about the device in https://sidecart.xyz, and very happy to solve any questions. I have just announced it in another thread in the forum (sorry for the self reference): viewtopic.php?t=43073

Diego

Oooh that looks nice. It'd be nice to have all the PC and Mac emulator carts on a single SD card.

Will there be a version with a USB power option, that way I can still plug in my external Gotek.

Your description of the MonstST on a cartridge as "Adventure game featuring the Subhumans." was funny It is an adventure .. using opcodes and hexadecimal

[logronoide]

Hi folks!

I have been working in a ROM cartridge emulator for Atari ST series based in RP2040 microcontroller. The device is ready and I have called it SidecarT. I have a page with information about the device in https://sidecart.xyz, and very happy to solve any questions. I have just announced it in another thread in the forum (sorry for the self reference): viewtopic.php?t=43073

Diego

Oooh that looks nice. It'd be nice to have all the PC and Mac emulator carts on a single SD card.

Will there be a version with a USB power option, that way I can still plug in my external Gotek.

Your description of the MonstST on a cartridge as "Adventure game featuring the Subhumans." was funny It is an adventure .. using opcodes and hexadecimal

Thanks! The USB power option is something I considered from the early beginning, but I did not include it to avoid extra complexity. My bad. Future versions should have it. By the way, something I'm already working on is Floppy disk emulation, probably it will be ready in a couple of weeks. Next, the hard disk.

Regarding the MonST... I asked ChatGPT to fill the description of this JSON file: https://github.com/diegoparrilla/ataris ... /roms.json

Some of the ROMS is software I did not ever know... but MonST? Funny

[Mug UK]

https://mug-uk.co.uk/atari-st-cartridges/ - I had an Ultimate Ripper. Took it to a UK-based demoparty and the LLS was being offered as a replacement for my Ultimate Ripper, so I took them up on the offer. The only thing I missed about the Ultimate Ripper was the picture/sprite ripping tool.

[Greenious]

The last few days I've added a lot of new files, but there's so much still missing,

Anyway, enjoy.

[Mikerochip]

Did the Kuma oscilloscope connect through the cartridge port? (I think it did)
and the K-Scope software.

It could connect to an oscilloscope or ... something else.

http://www.atarimania.com/reviews/hi_re ... 02_025.jpg

[Greenious]

Did the Kuma oscilloscope connect through the cartridge port? (I think it did)
and the K-Scope software.

It could connect to an oscilloscope or ... something else.

http://www.atarimania.com/reviews/hi_re ... 02_025.jpg

It sure looks like it connects to the cartridge port. K-Scope is an oscilloscope and K-Spect a spectrum analyser, both apparantly use the same hardware.

From START VOL. 3 NO. 3 / OCTOBER 1988

Kuma's Scientific ST

English computer software and hardware company Kuma has just released two ST products for scientific uses: K-Scope and K-Spect. K-Scope turns your ST into an audio-frequency oscilloscope; K-Spect turns your ST into a low-frequency, dual channel spectrum analyzer. Both products consist of interface boxes that plug into the cartridge port of your ST, along with GEM-based software for the data analysis. Prices were not available at presstime; for more information, contact Kuma Computers Ltd., 12 Horseshoe Park, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7JW, England, telephone 07-357-4335.

[MiggyMog]

I have A SAM video digitiser cartridge which may or may not be the same as the computer eyes ones( it has a massive steel box with the cart sticking out). I wonder also if the AVR / replay ones are the same as their 12 and 16 bit counterparts as replay was also done by AVR?

[Greenious]

I have A SAM video digitiser cartridge which may or may not be the same as the computer eyes ones( it has a massive steel box with the cart sticking out). I wonder also if the AVR / replay ones are the same as their 12 and 16 bit counterparts as replay was also done by AVR?

I can't say really, odds are that they licensed working hardware to eachother, but then again, maybe they didn't.

The easiest way to determine would be by comparing their PCBs, but I have very few pictures of that. I have no pictures at all of the SAM.

AVR16 and Replay16 are not the same. AVR16 has a switch (as I understand it to set audio level, probably between line/headphone), and Replay16 has not, but otherwise their footprint are very similar so they could be 2 different variants of the same.

[Greenious]

And I found an interesting ad from Alpha Systems.

Alpha Systems ad.jpg

I find it strange their Megadisk and Polydisk didn't get more attention...

[Atari74user]

I have A SAM video digitiser cartridge which may or may not be the same as the computer eyes ones( it has a massive steel box with the cart sticking out). I wonder also if the AVR / replay ones are the same as their 12 and 16 bit counterparts as replay was also done by AVR?

AVR16 and Replay16 are not the same. AVR16 has a switch (as I understand it to set audio level, probably between line/headphone), and Replay16 has not, but otherwise their footprint are very similar so they could be 2 different variants of the same.

This is true, Replay 16 and Pro Series 16 are slightly different, but essentially Pro Series 16 was the forerunner to Replay 16, with Replay 16 becoming the more cost effective and commercial version of Pro Series 16, the software is the same. I collected the AVR / Microdeal samplers over the years, with exception to Pro Series 12 and Pro Series 16 as I just decided not to bother, but they essentially have better DACs to Replay 16, certainly Pro Series 16 by comparison.

[Greenious]

Alright, another rather large update to this project.

I have now degenerated to the point where any and all hardware gizmos are being added.

I'll summarize it tomorrow, but it now contains some 200 gizmos.

Enjoy!

[Greenious]

So I have begun to categorise the contents a bit, and expanding it to all hardware accessories for the platform.

Dongleware is now a separate category for all the software that requires dongles/Hardware keys.

I plan to make a category for midi music hardware aswell.

If you have logged in to the FTP in the past 2 days you have probably seen it.

I also added a mission statement, we're going all the way...

[Greenious]

Updated again.

It's about 3.6gb of contents now with some ~400 items listed.

Enjoy the archive.